Senior Technology Delivery Lead (Hybrid)

AQA Education; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Pension scheme (competitive)

Annual leave (25–30 days)

Health coverage from day one

Eco-friendly transport schemes

Job summary

AQA Education in Manchester is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead technology-enabled change initiatives across enterprise and digital platforms, delivering large-scale programmes that matter.

You will manage plans, risks, issues and dependencies, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and engage with executive stakeholders to deliver outcomes on time, to budget and to quality. This role offers a smart hybrid model with 2 days in the office and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• A strong track record of delivering technology or digital projects within a large or complex organisation.
• Recent, hands-on experience delivering technology-enabled change, ideally within the last 18–24 months.
• Confidence working day-to-day with Director and Senior Management level stakeholders, including reporting, influencing and escalation.
• Experience delivering projects in Agile or hybrid delivery environments.
• A recognised project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, PRINCE2 Agile, MSP, AgilePM or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and track progress of the Projects, ensuring key milestones are identified and communicated to key stakeholders.
• Work with the Programme, Delivery and AQA leadership teams to ensure the delivery of key project milestones to time and quality, and within the project budget.
• Support the Programme, Delivery and AQA leadership teams in developing a critical path of key activities, providing planning support and identifying and managing dependencies across the plans.
• Manage the change risk log and associated reporting, working with work‑stream leads to identify and mitigate risks accordingly.
• Prepare and deliver regular RAG status reports and updates and other reporting mechanisms as required for various stakeholders.
• Participate in the strategic development of the Programmes and Projects teams.

Skills

Strong track record with tech/digital

Hands-on delivery experience

Stakeholder management with Directors

Agile or hybrid delivery experience

PM qualification (PRINCE2/PRINCE2 Ag/…

Education

Degree level

Project management qualification

Change management qualification

Job description

AQA Education in Manchester is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead technology-enabled change initiatives across enterprise and digital platforms, delivering large-scale programmes that matter.

You will manage plans, risks, issues and dependencies, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and engage with executive stakeholders to deliver outcomes on time, to budget and to quality. This role offers a smart hybrid model with 2 days in the office and a competitive benefits package.